Environmental Lesson Plans and Activities Archive

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Links to Subjects| Basic Ecology | Climate Change | Decomposition | Ecology and Economy | Energy Efficiency | Pollution | Recycling |
| Waste Management | Water Cycle |

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On this page you will find a list of lesson plans and activities compiled by members of Peace Corps Ukraine's Environmental Working Group.

There is a grade level indicator next to each topic to help guide users to useful materials.

Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to list each lesson plan under a single heading, even though many are useful for a number of topics. We are working on uploading all files to the website and archiving them, then the process of cross-referencing them across different categories will begin.

Resources are listed in two categories: Lesson Plans and Activities/Worksheets. Lesson plans are fully realized classes which have a broad theme and have full write ups of objectives and procedures. Activities are smaller assignments that may not take up an entire class period and would be excellent additions or expansions to other lesson plans or themes. Worksheets are either stand alone activities or handouts to help illustrate a concept.

Please leave comments and suggestions on the discussion board or email an administrator at: d.j.bruder@gmail.com or rickyacollins@gmail.com

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• Basic Ecology

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Rain Forests~~Advanced~~Download
    2. Town Council Role Play~~7-8~~Download
    3. History of Glass~~4-6~~Download
    4. Community Mapping~~7-8~~Download
    5. Buga Buga Conflict~~7-8~~Download
    6. Leather Back Sea Turtle~~7-8~~Download
    7. Saving the Turtles (Sustainability)~~7-8~~Download
    8. Resource Management (Ecology Island)~~7-12~~Download
    9. Natural Resources~~6-12~~Download
    10. Habitat Pen Pals~~6-12~~Download
    11. Global Environmental Issues~~6-12~~Download
    12. Environmental Exchange Box~~Advanced~~Download
    13. Web of Life~~5-7~~Download
    14. Natural Resources~~6-12~~Download
    15. Basic Biology and Succession~~6-12~~Download
    16. Environmental Awareness~~6-12~~Download
    17. Community Investigation~~9-12~~Download
    18. Environmental Journalism~~9-12~~Download
    19. Food Energy~~9-12~~Download
    20. Living Necessities and Wants~~4-6~~Download
    21. Plants from Trash~~K-3~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. The Power of One~~K-6~~Download
    2. Chief Seattle's Letter~~K-6~~Download
    3. Identifying Trees~~K-6~~Download
    4. I'd Like to Visit A Place~~6-12~~Download
    5. Going Green Game~~6-12~~Download
    6. Easy Environmental Games~~K-6~~Download
    7. Earth Day Ideas~~K-12~~Download
    8. Earth Day Activities~~K-12~~Download
    9. Earth Metaphor~~3-9~~Download
    10. Passing of the Buffalo~~3-6~~Download
    11. The Eco-System Game~~Advanced~~Download
    12. Nature Poetry~~6-12~~Download
    13. Environmental Protection~~Instructors~~Download
    14. Soil~~6-12~~Download
    15. Destruction of the Amazon~~6-12~~Download

• Climate Change

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Climate Change Overview~~Advanced~~Download
    2. The Ozone Layer~~Advanced~~Download
    3. Green House Gases~~Advanced~~Download

• Decomposition

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Litter and Ecology~~6-12~~Download
    2. Biodegradable Items~~6-8~~Download
    3. Biodegradable Materials~~6-8~~Download
    4. Compost and Decomposition~~7-8~~Download
    5. Compost and Decomposition~~7-8~~Download
    6. Litter and Decomposition Times~~5-11~~Download

• Ecology and Economy

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Pick Up Your Trash, Save Some Cash~~5-12~~Download
    2. Money and Ecology~~6-8~~Download
    3. Recycling Economics~~7-8~~Download
    4. Aluminum Recycling~~7-8~~Download
    5. Energy Usage~~9-12~~Download
    6. Advertising:How Do We Decide~~7-8~~Download
    7. Supply and Demand~~7-8~~Download
    8. Attitude Affects Waste~~9-12~~Download
    9. Water Usage~~6-12~~Download
    10. Time for Action~~9-12~~Download
    11. Save Money/Save Environment~~7-10~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Managing Garbage From Homes1~~7-10~~Download
    2. Managing Garbage From Homes2~~7-10~~Download

• Energy Efficiency

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Energy Conservation~~Advanced~~Download
    2. Energy Usage~~5-9~~Download
    3. Carbon Credits~~6-12~~Download
    4. Energy Efficient Home~~5-9~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Energy Bingo~~K-12~~Download

• Pollution

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Air Pollution~~Advanced~~Download
    2. Ocean and Coasts Pollution~~Advanced~~Download
    3. Toxins~~7-8~~Download
    4. Properties of Oil~~4-6~~Download
    5. Water Pollution~~5-12~~Download
    6. US Environmental Problems~~8-11~~Download
    7. Environmental Cartoons~~8-11~~Download
    8. Detecting Pollutants~~5-7~~Download
    9. Air Pollution~~3-7~~Download
    10. Methane:It's a Gas~~9-12~~Download
    11. Household Toxins~~4-6~~Download
    12. Potential Household Hazards~~9-12~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Household Toxin Substitutes~~9-12~~Download
    2. Pre/Post Test For Household Hazards~~9-12~~Download
    3. Chemical Table~~9-12~~Download
    4. Product List~~9-12~~Download
    5. Living Downstream~~K-5~~Download
    6. Celery and Pollution~~K-3~~Download
    7. Litter and Photography~~K-3~~Download

• Recycling

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Recycling and Reusing~~Advanced~~Download
    2. Recycling~~5-6~~Download
    3. Litter:Where Does It Come From~~3-6~~Download
    4. Human Problem Solvers~~Advanced~~Download
    5. The Throwaway Tree (Skit)~~6-12~~Download
    6. Valuable Resources in Trash~~9-11~~Download
    7. Aluminum Recycling~~6-9~~Download
    8. Solid Waste~~9-12~~Download
    9. Waste To Energy~~9-12~~Download
    10. School Recycling~~9-12~~Download
    11. Recycling Basics~~5-6~~Download
    12. Precycling~~7-8~~Download
    13. Classroom Conservation~~4-6~~Download
    14. Speak Up For Recycling~~4-6~~Download
    15. Making Paper From Paper~~K-3~~Download
    16. Just Throw it Away~~1-6~~Download
    17. Actions and Consequences~~K-3~~Download
    18. Reduce/Reuse Story~~K-3~~Download
    19. Recycling Organization~~K-3~~Download
    20. Aluminum Recycling~~K-3~~Download
    21. Litter~~K-3~~Download
    22. Litter Pick Up (Outside)~~3-11~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Recycling Word Search~~5-12~~Download
    2. Recycling Skit~~3-6~~Download

• Waste Management

  • Lesson Plans

    1. Waste Management Overview~~Advanced~~Download
    2. Testing Leachate~~9-12~~Download
    3. Environmental Poetry~~K-12~~Download
    4. Roadside Dumpers (Mock Trial)~~Advanced~~Download
    5. Waste and Natural Resources~~9-12~~Download
    6. Landfill Leachate~~9-12~~Download
    7. School Food Waste~~6-9~~Download
    8. Packaging~~5-8~~Download
    9. Garbology~~7-8~~Download
    10. Resource Management~~7-8~~Download
    11. Landfills~~7-8~~Download
    12. Waste Production (Skit)~~4-6~~Download
    13. Waste Production (Story)~~4-6~~Download
    14. The Throwaway Society (Survey)~~4-6~~Download
    15. School Food Waste~~4-6~~Download
    16. Trash Trivia Game~~4-6~~Download
    17. Trace Your Waste~~4-6~~Download
    18. Sludge~~4-6~~Download
    19. Where Should It Go~~3-11~~Download
    20. What is Trash?~~K-3~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Word Search~~9-12~~Download
    2. Natural Resources List~~9-12~~Download
    3. Activity Ideas~~7-11~~Download
    4. Waste Management Skit~~4-6~~Download
    5. Waste Game~~8-11~~Download
    6. Waste Word Match~~4-6~~Download

• Water Cycle

  • Lesson Plans

    1. The Water Cycle~~6-12~~Download
    2. Water Conservation~~6-12~~Download
    3. Groundwater Model~~9-12~~Download
    4. Sewage Treatment~~9-12~~Download
    5. Water Meter Conservation~~Advanced~~Download
    6. Recycled Water~~4-6~~Download

  • Activities/Worksheets

    1. Water Cycle Image~~K-12~~Download
    2. Water Cycle Skit~~6-12~~Download